Description and characteristics of the Podarok Nesvetaya grape variety, planting and caring for the vine

Over the past few decades, breeders have developed many hybrid grape varieties. Increasingly, gardeners are paying attention to crops with early ripening fruits that can withstand difficult growing conditions. The Podarok Nesvetaya grape variety, which has high productive qualities, belongs to this category.

Breeding history and region of growth

The hybrid variety was the result of crossing grape talisman and Pretty Woman. Its appearance was facilitated by the works of the famous breeder E. G. Pavlovsky. Pamyati Nesvetaya grapes are now actively grown in Russian regions and CIS countries.

Negative and positive characteristics

Reviews from gardeners indicate that the variety is undemanding to growing conditions. With a minimum investment of time and effort, the plant can delight you with good yield results. The advantages of Nesvetaya include:

• very early yield of the harvest;
• ability to survive at low temperatures;
• excellent quality of berry taste;
• versatility of use, including for culinary purposes;
• good fruiting;
• 100% maturation of hands;
• decent appearance of the fruit.

Disadvantages include insufficient resistance to grape diseases. The plant is demanding on soil fertility, watering and reacts negatively to excess mineral fertilizers. Moreover, all of the above points can be easily eliminated if the growing rules are followed. The disadvantages of the variety include poor transportability of grape bunches.

External data

The external differences of the grape variety lie in the shape and color of the berries, the structure of the shoots and leaves.

Bush

The plant has strong, powerful shoots that begin to bear fruit after 95-105 days. The grape bush is formed powerful with large leaves.

Escapes

Grape shoots are characterized by good survival rate, rapid growth and good ripening of grape bunches. During the gardening season they grow significantly, so they require mandatory pruning.

Leaves

The leaf blades have a rich green color and a five-lobed shape.

Flowers

The plant forms bisexual inflorescences. Thanks to this property, it has a high level of pollination.

Berries

The plant produces medium-sized, conical clusters of grapes. The weight of one bunch varies from 500 to 550 g, in some cases it can reach 1 kg. The oval-shaped berries are dark red in color. One grape reaches a mass of 9 g. The fleshy pulp is reliably protected by a dense skin and has a harmonious taste with a slight hint of nutmeg.

Even in difficult growing conditions, the problem of crushing fruits is not typical for the variety.

Features of cultivation and agricultural technology

The Podarok Nesvetaya grape variety can withstand temperatures down to –24 ⁰C, which makes it possible to grow it in regions with cold climates. Planting can be done both in autumn and spring. In this case, it is necessary to follow the general rules of agricultural technology:

• healthy seedlings are selected for planting, purchased from specialized nurseries;
• the soil is prepared in advance, ensuring deep digging and application of mineral fertilizers;
• follow the rules of watering, tying, pruning shoots;
• provide soil mulching.

It is important to prevent the plant from becoming infected and to prevent the harmful influence of birds. The need for winter shelter is determined depending on the climatic conditions of a particular region.

Landing place

Grapes make special demands on the planting site. The area for permanently growing shoots should be sunny; shading the bushes will negatively affect their growth. It is important to provide the plant with fertile soil that contains a sufficient amount of nutrients.It should be loose and easily allow air and moisture to pass through. If necessary, the soil is drained using the following materials;

• small stone;
• crushed stone;
• broken brick.

You should not choose areas adjacent to the groundwater surface for planting.

Planting technology

To plant a plant, you need to form a hole 80 cm deep. The seedling is pre-prepared by removing dried shoots of the root system and treating it with a growth stimulator. A small drainage layer is formed at the bottom of the hole and a complex of mineral fertilizers is added to the soil.

A support is placed in it, which will be sufficient in the future for tying up the seedling.

The shoot is placed in the hole, spreading the roots evenly and covering them with fertile soil. After this, the planting site is moistened abundantly with water. Grape shoots are formed in even rows; when planting along a wall, a distance of at least 1.5 m is required from the foundation.

Liana care

With proper care of the vine, the harvest can be obtained already in the 2nd year. In addition to standard watering and fertilizing, annual pruning is required, the quality and correctness of which directly determines the yield of grapes. Annual and perennial vines are subject to pruning; the volume of annual growth is removed in an amount from 60 to 80%. After wintering, the plant needs abundant watering, which allows it to activate plant growth.

Fruiting period and harvest

An early ripening variety produces a harvest in 95-100 days. The first berries in warm regions can be picked as early as August; most gardeners begin to do this in September. Before the onset of cold weather, the crop must be harvested in full.

Storage and use of grapes

For long term grape variety storage is not used, so it is consumed fresh, as a raw material for the preparation of juices and preserves. Due to the inability of the juicy pulp to withstand long-term transportation conditions, Podar Nesvetaya is practically impossible to find fresh on store shelves.

Diseases and pests - methods of combating them

Podarok Nesvetaya grapes are considered a variety resistant to various types of diseases of grape crops. To prevent problems with the health of shoots, it is important to follow the rules of plant care and monitor the appearance of rodents and insects.

Insects

Grape plantings are a place that attracts a large number of insects. They feed on the green mass and juices of the plant, can damage the bark, and cause the bush to become infected with bacterial and fungal diseases. The greatest danger to grapes are mites, aphids, leaf rollers, and thrips. To combat them, spray with drugs with a directed principle of action.

For example, Fozalon, Confidor, and Actellik are used against grape mites.

Grape plantings often suffer from wasps, which damage the fruits and increase the risk of rotting. To prevent damage to the berries by harmful insects, traps are used, and the brushes are covered with a protective coating. In their garden plots, gardeners use gauze for this purpose, which they carefully wrap around each bunch. For large areas of grape plantings, for protection against wasps, you can use a plastic mesh with small holes.

Rodents

In order to prevent rodents from feasting on grape shoots, the basal aerial part is wrapped with durable fabric.Fir branches are placed around the trunk, thereby providing a mechanical barrier. Gardeners often save plants from mice using traps made from plastic bottles, cutting off the bottom of the containers and digging them into the soil near the plantings. In winter, a shelter that prevents rodents from reaching the shoots will help protect the shoots.

Infectious and bacterial diseases

The plant's resistance to diseases of fungal origin is estimated at 2.5 points. The breeding qualities of the plant allow it to successfully fight mildew, oidium and gray mold. Most often, plantings are infected with anthracosis, bacteriosis, rubella and bacterial cancer. The last species poses the greatest danger, since it can only be gotten rid of by completely eliminating the infected shoots.

To prevent the appearance of diseases in the spring, preventive spraying of shoots with pest control preparations is carried out; during the season, the soil is periodically loosened and mulched, and fallen leaves are eliminated in the fall.